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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Scarlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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169 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Scarlett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Firetribe slips a straight right by Scarlett.
Scarlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarlett is looking to land body kicks.
Firetribe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firetribe feints and then cracks Scarlett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scarlett down.
Firetribe misses with a body kick.
Scarlett misses the body punch
and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch.
Scarlett managing to block the knees to the body from Firetribe.
Firetribe stalling in the clinch.
Scarlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Firetribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlett blocks the elbow strike.
Scarlett misses with the head strike.
Firetribe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but Scarlett blocks it.
Scarlett managing to block the knees to the body from Firetribe.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but Scarlett blocks it.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Scarlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlett trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe landing knees to the head.
It looks like Will Scarlett has been cut.
Scarlett lands with a short shot to the head.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scarlett avoids it.
Firetribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarlett's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scarlett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarlett's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarlett.
Scarlett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Firetribe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Scarlett in his tracks for a moment.
Scarlett misses with some punches.
Scarlett misses with a punch to the body.
Scarlett working hard to break the clinch.
Scarlett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scarlett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firetribe landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scarlett.
Come on Firetribe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scarlett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firetribe slips a jab and a cross from Scarlett.
Scarlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarlett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Firetribe throws a leg kick
and Scarlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Firetribe misses with a low kick as Scarlett jumps back.
Scarlett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Firetribe's head.
Scarlett slips under a jab.
Scarlett misses with a hook.
A big right from Scarlett misses.
Firetribe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Firetribe throws a low kick but Scarlett moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlett moves out of range of the leg kick from Firetribe.
Scarlett misses with a leg kick
and Firetribe moves into the clinch.
Scarlett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Firetribe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Scarlett is blocking nicely.
Firetribe misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Scarlett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scarlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firetribe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scarlett blocks an uppercut.
Scarlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Firetribe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Firetribe missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarlett.
Scarlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scarlett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarlett obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett misses with a punch to the body.
Scarlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlett scores with a jab to the head.
Firetribe slips a jab and a cross from Scarlett.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarlett misses the target.
Firetribe misses with a leg kick
enabling Scarlett to counter with a crisp jab.
Scarlett scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Firetribe.
Firetribe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scarlett to score with a decent uppercut.
Scarlett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Firetribe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firetribe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scarlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Firetribe checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Scarlett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Scarlett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scarlett misses with a left hand
and Firetribe counters by clinching up.
Firetribe lands a knee to the body.
Scarlett is trying to break free.
Scarlett breaks the clinch.
Firetribe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarlett.
Scarlett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scarlett looks to land a left hand but Firetribe moved out of range nicely.
Firetribe misses with a body shot.
Scarlett throws a nice looking combination but Firetribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarlett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firetribe throws a leg kick but Scarlett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Firetribe missing with a left hand there. Scarlett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Firetribe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Firetribe fakes the leg kick and cracks Scarlett in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlett lands a jab to Firetribe's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Firetribe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scarlett.
Firetribe connects with a single shot there.
Firetribe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scarlett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Firetribe throws a leg kick that misses.
Firetribe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Firetribe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scarlett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Will Scarlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Firetribe tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Scarlett.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Firetribe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firetribe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarlett jabs at Firetribe's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe misses with a body kick.
Will Scarlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firetribe misses the jab.
Scarlett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Firetribe moves into the clinch.
Scarlett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Firetribe.
Scarlett is trying to break the clinch but Firetribe is controlling him.
Firetribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firetribe prevents a body shot from Scarlett.
Scarlett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Firetribe's elbow.
Firetribe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlett is defending well for now.
Firetribe with a knee to the head.
Scarlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scarlett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scarlett scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett breaks the clinch.
Scarlett checks a low kick from Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a lunging right hand
and Scarlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Scarlett tries to bum rush Firetribe with a series of wild strikes but Firetribe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Firetribe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firetribe.
Scarlett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Firetribe.
Firetribe doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarlett circles away.
Firetribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarlett misses the target.
Firetribe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scarlett digs a good hook to Firetribe's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe clinches up with Scarlett and pushes him back against the cage.
Firetribe has Scarlett pressed against the cage, preventing Scarlett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scarlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Firetribe.
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe throws an elbow but it misses.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but Scarlett blocks with his arms.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but Scarlett blocks it.
Scarlett lands with a light punch inside.
Scarlett has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Firetribe trying to land knees to the body.
Firetribe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarlett backwards.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scarlett.
Firetribe trying to land knees to the body.
Scarlett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scarlett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firetribe backwards.
Scarlett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Scarlett is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Scarlett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Firetribe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarlett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Firetribe scores with a body shot.
Firetribe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scarlett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Firetribes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Firetribe tries to land a leg kick but Scarlett saw it coming and moves away.
Scarlett misses with a hook. Firetribe ducked under it nicely.
Firetribe cracks the inside of Scarlett's front leg.
Scarlett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scarlett moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Firetribe. That snapped Scarlett's head back.
Firetribe lands a right hook to the body.
Scarlett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Firetribe to score with a decent uppercut.
Firetribe checks a leg kick nicely.
Firetribe blocks a head kick by Scarlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scarlett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Firetribe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scarlett throws a hook to the side of Firetribe's head but Firetribe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarlett thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Scarlett misses.
Scarlett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scarlett connects with a right hand. Firetribe shakes it off.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Scarlett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firetribe.
Scarlett throws a nice looking combination but Firetribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Firetribe scores with a leg kick.
Scarlett misses with a straight right.
Scarlett misses with a straight right.
Firetribe is looking to chop away at Scarlett's legs.
Firetribe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Firetribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Firetribe throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Firetribe.
Scarlett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firetribe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firetribe lands a lovely overhand right.
Scarlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firetribe throws a leg kick but Scarlett checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws a low kick but Scarlett moves out of range easily.
Firetribe tries to score with a low kick but Scarlett moves his leg out of the way.
Scarlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firetribe.
Scarlett throws a one two combo.
Scarlett takes a swing at Firetribe's ribcage but misses.
Firetribe throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarlett.
Scarlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firetribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Scarlett.
Firetribe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scarlett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firetribe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Firetribe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scarlett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Firetribe lands a jab.
Scarlett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Firetribe thuds his shin into the meat of Scarlett's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scarlett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlett cracks Firetribe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarlett connects with a single shot there.
Scarlett throws a right hand that Firetribe ducks under and follows up with a left that Firetribe also avoids with ease.
Scarlett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firetribe on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Firetribe misses.
Firetribe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scarlett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Scarlett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Will Scarlett just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Will Scarlett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Firetribe connects with a solid leg kick.
Scarlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Firetribe is looking to chop away at Scarlett's legs.
Firetribe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Firetribe misses with a hook.
Firetribe works the jab nicely.
Scarlett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Firetribe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Firetribe is predictable there
and Scarlett moves into the clinch.
Firetribe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scarlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scarlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firetribe struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarlett controls his hands.
Scarlett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarlett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scarlett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scarlett lands a body shot.
Firetribe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Scarlett is leaning against Firetribe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Firetribe avoiding damage as Scarlett throws knees to the body.
Scarlett lands with a short shot to the head.
Firetribe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Firetribe prevents Scarlett from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Firetribe.
Firetribe blocks a body shot from Scarlett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firetribe.
Scarlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe misses with a knee strike.
Firetribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firetribe is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett presses Firetribe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scarlett lands with a short shot to the head.
Scarlett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Scarlett is blocking nicely.
Scarlett throws a head punch that misses.
Firetribe managing to block the knees to the body from Scarlett.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scarlett is trying to break free.
Firetribe wants to stall.
Scarlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scarlett is looking to land body kicks.
Scarlett misses with an uppercut
and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Firetribe.
Scarlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Firetribe.
Scarlett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Firetribe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scarlett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Firetribe.
Firetribe pushes Scarlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firetribe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Firetribe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scarlett lands a left hand.
Scarlett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Firetribe is keeping busy.
Scarlett digs a right hand underneath Firetribe's ribcage. Firetribe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scarlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarlett lands with a light punch inside.
Firetribe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarlett lands an uppercut.
Scarlett is trying to break the clinch but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Firetribe is keeping busy.
A short right from Scarlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett lands a right hand.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Scarlett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarlett moves forwards but Firetribe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scarlett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Scarlett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Firetribe loads up on a big right hand but Scarlett slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Scarlett.
Firetribe is rocked!
Firetribe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firetribe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scarlett is out of range.
Firetribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scarlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Scarlett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scarlett checks a leg kick nicely.
Firetribe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Firetribe feints a jab promting Scarlett to slip. Firetribe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scarlett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Firetribe lands with a hook. Scarlett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scarlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Firetribe is just out of range.
Firetribe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Firetribe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scarlett lands a jab.
Firetribe feints and then cracks Scarlett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scarlett down.
Firetribe throws a leg kick
and Scarlett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Firetribe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firetribe drops his hands momentarily and Scarlett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firetribe tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarlett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firetribe cracks a nice hook into Scarlett's ribs.
Firetribe stuns Scarlett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Firetribe seems to have got his legs back now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scarlett checks a leg kick.
Scarlett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firetribe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarlett wants to clinch.
Scarlett throws a body punch but Firetribe moves out of range.
Firetribe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scarlett defending well as Firetribe loads up on a big left hand.
Scarlett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Firetribe can pounce on him.
Scarlett throws a nice looking combination but Firetribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarlett looks to land a left hand but Firetribe moved out of range nicely.
Scarlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Firetribe. Firetribe obviously looking to wear him down.
Firetribe tries to clinch up but Scarlett circles away and keeps his distance.
Firetribe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Firetribe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firetribe lands with a nice body punch.
Scarlett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Firetribe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scarlett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firetribe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Firetribe.
Scarlett checks a low kick from Firetribe.
Scarlett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scarlett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Firetribe doesn't seem bothered though.
Firetribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Firetribe slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarlett. Firetribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firetribe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Firetribe tries a low kick but Scarlett avoids it.
Firetribe loads up on a big right hand but Scarlett slips the punch.
Scarlett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Firetribe circles away quickly and effectively.
Firetribe looks for the body kick but Scarlett saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett blocks a leg kick.
Firetribe throws a wild body kick that Scarlett sees coming a mile off.
Firetribe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Firetribe connects with a body shot.
Firetribe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Firetribe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scarlett is out of range.
Scarlett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Firetribe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scarlett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Firetribe in his tracks.
A low kick from Firetribe is predictable there
and Scarlett counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarlett looks to throw the jab but Firetribe is out of range.
Scarlett misses with a lunging right hand
and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch.
Firetribe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firetribe has Scarlett pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brother Firetribe.
I think Firetribe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Brother Firetribe!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Brother Firetribe!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Brother Firetribe!
Brother Firetribe wins by unanimous decision!
Brother Firetribe is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Brother Firetribe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Wilson's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie is pushing down on Wilson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilson is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilson is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wilson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wilson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Gracie regains half guard.
Wilson is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Wilson in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Wilson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wilson postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control but Wilson passes easily into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Wilson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson scores with punches from side control.
Wilson lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Wilson is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zeus Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Gracie trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Wilson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to control the position but Wilson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie trying to control here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
Gracie is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Wilson has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but Wilson passes into side control!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking for a sweep but Wilson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but George Wilson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
George Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeus Gracie.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Wilson takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Zeus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wilson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
George Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Zeus Gracie has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Wilson.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson throws a left that rocks Gracie and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wilson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gracie regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Wilson decides to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Gracie tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wilson is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Gracie buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Gracie!! Gracie is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wilson throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Wilson!
George Wilson retains his welterweight title!
George Wilson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Damnfield clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dion Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitokiri Batosai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batosai has chosen Kenshin's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dion Devlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hitokiri Batosai!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batosai tries to clinch there but Devlin circles away.
Batosai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batosai tries to clinch up but Devlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Batosai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batosai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batosai tries a head kick but it misses.
Devlin misses with a looping left.
Batosai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batosai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batosai throws a sloppy head kick and Devlin moves out of range easily.
Batosai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batosai works Devlin's body with a nice hook.
Devlin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Batosai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Devlin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Batosai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devlin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Batosai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Devlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin misses with the ground and pound.
Devlin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Batosai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Devlin but great work by Batosai.
Devlin struggling a bit here.
Batosai is looking to take a break and control but Devlin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Devlin is letting Batosai control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin is trying to get back to half guard.
Batosai decides to stand back up. Batosai steps back and let's Devlin get back to his feet.
Devlin moves out of range as Batosai throws a body kick.
Devlin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batosai but Batosai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Batosai looks to land a right hand but Devlin moved out of range.
Devlin moves out of range as Batosai throws a body kick.
Hitokiri Batosai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devlin misses with a wild body shot.
Batosai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Devlin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batosai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hitokiri Batosai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batosai throws a head kick that misses.
Devlin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Batosai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Devlin working over Batosai with some ground and pound. Batosai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Devlin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Devlin tries to pass to full mount but Batosai defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Devlin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Batosai is looking to improve his position.
Devlin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batosai's head.
Batosai is staying active underneath Devlin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Devlin thows a huge punch but Batosai dodges it nicely.
Devlin wants to take a breather but Batosai is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devlin slips a nice elbow through Batosai's hands, connecting with Batosai's forehead.
Batosai tries to get to full guard but Devlin has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitokiri Batosai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batosai throws a head kick but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin blocks a head kick by Batosai.
Batosai looks to land a body kick but Devlin moved away.
Batosai misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Batosai.
Batosai clinches.
Devlin gets control of Batosai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Devlin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Batosai stays in close to Devlin's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Devlin is trying to keep Batosai in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hitokiri Batosai wasn't active enough on the ground.
Devlin tries to land a front kick but Batosai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batosai misses with a body shot.
Devlin throws a head kick but Batosai moves out of range.
Devlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Batosai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Devlin.
Batosai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Batosai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Batosai blocks the leg kick.
Batosai throws a head kick that misses.
Devlin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Batosai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Batosai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Devlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Batosai tries to buck Devlin off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Devlin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devlin is landing with some decent strikes but Batosai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Devlin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Batosai is looking to escape.
Batosai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin landing strikes from the mount and Batosai is in trouble!
Batosai trying desperately to get to his feet.
Devlin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Devlin lands a big shot to the head and Batosai winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dion Devlin!
Dion Devlin retains his middleweight title!
Dion Devlin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Glyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Coogan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Glyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Coogan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coogan moves out of range as Glyde strikes.
Glyde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Glyde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rob Coogan has been cut.
Glyde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coogan's calf.
Glyde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glyde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coogan.
Glyde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coogan on the side of the head.
Glyde misses with a straight left.
Glyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coogan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Glyde, as that shot connected.
Coogan looks to throw the jab but Glyde is out of range.
Glyde swings for the body but Coogan moves out of range.
Glyde tries to bum rush Coogan with a series of wild strikes but Coogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Glyde pinned against the cage. Glyde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've been told by Glyde's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde throws a wild body kick that Coogan sees coming a mile off.
Coogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glyde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glyde misses with a knee strike.
Glyde displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coogan up against the cage.
Glyde pushes Coogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glyde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coogan avoiding damage as Glyde throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Glyde.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Glyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glyde taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Glyde.
That has opened up Rob Coogan's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glyde throws the kick towards the body but Coogan avoids it.
Coogan misses with a takedown attempt
and Glyde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Owen Glyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Coogan.
Glyde misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Glyde misses.
Owen Glyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glyde.
Horrible takedown by Coogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Glyde which made him look bad.
Look low, kick high! Glyde uses the oldest trick in the book to send Coogan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Glyde is absolutely delighted - when Coogan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Owen Glyde!
Owen Glyde retains his light heavyweight title!
Owen Glyde tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joash Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daarstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oystenteller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Satanic Darkness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joash Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lunges at Oystenteller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oystenteller's hand.
Oystenteller avoids a kick to the body.
Oystenteller avoids the head kick by Walker.
Oystenteller scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Oystenteller scoring with some ground and pound.
Oystenteller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oystenteller has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker keeping full guard, as Oystenteller tries to pass.
Oystenteller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oystenteller stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oystenteller trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Walker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Oystenteller.
Walker has hold of Oystenteller's hands but Oystenteller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker wants to control but Oystenteller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oystenteller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oystenteller seems to be looking for submissions.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Oystenteller is controlling him well.
Oystenteller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oystenteller working the head and body with strikes.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oystenteller stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oystenteller wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker has his feet on Oystenteller's thighs here. He's pushed Oystenteller off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Oystenteller screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joash Walker!
Our winner, Joash Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Daarstknasset Oystenteller had this to say: 'This fight is not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs, and I doubt that his system is clean.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baptista Fadda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
201 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baptista Fadda!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schilling napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fadda tries for a kimura but Schilling is defending well.
Fadda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fadda has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schilling is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fadda yanks on the arm and Schilling is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fadda.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baptista Fadda!
Baptista Fadda made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'camp You’re Next'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lizandro Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanex Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis's choice of entrance music: Snoop DoGG. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lizandro Ibarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanex Lewis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ibarra tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Ibarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibarra gets caught napping as Lewis dives in and scores a takedown. Ibarra manages to retain guard.
Lewis prevents Ibarra from getting back to his feet.
Ibarra keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis is still trying to improve position.
Lewis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lewis pushing down on Ibarra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ibarra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ibarra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
Ibarra wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra pushes Lewis off looking to stand but Lewis dives back in and keeps control.
Lewis is looking to advance position but Ibarra won't allow it.
Ibarra wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Ibarra is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Ibarra is defending well.
Ibarra tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ibarra manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ibarra tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ibarra defends it nicely.
Ibarra is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Ibarra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
Ibarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ibarra did well to prevent Lewis getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lewis working for a submission but Ibarra is keeping him at bay.
Lewis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ibarra has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lewis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Ibarra.
Ibarra is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Ibarra catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sanex Lewis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ibarra!
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ibarra is avoiding damage well.
Ibarra wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lewis has hold of Ibarra's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ibarra seems comfortable defending it but Lewis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ibarra is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ibarra is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lewis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sanex Lewis!
Sanex Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
273 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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29
285 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Anthony ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Anthony fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anthony.
Anthony has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pulling down on Anthony's head. It's preventing any offense from Anthony, at least for the moment.
Anthony postures up.
Brown is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Anthony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anthony manages to pass to side control.
Brown is staying active underneath Anthony, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony moves nicely into side control.
Anthony lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anthony working the ground and pound from side control.
Anthony throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
Anthony trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Anthony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Anthony's head away, looking to escape. Anthony manages to hold on to the position though.
Anthony misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony misses with the ground and pound.
Brown striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Anthony looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anthony throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Anthony working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Anthony scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anthony working the body and head with strikes.
Anthony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown is rocked!
Brown has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Anthony working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anthony is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Anthony away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Brown throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anthony dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anthony is defended easily by Brown.
Logan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown leaves Anthony with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Anthony on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Anthony lands the left hand.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to sprawl but Anthony drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anthony moves into full guard.
Anthony is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is trying to stand.
Anthony is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Anthony prevents Brown from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is trying to stand.
Anthony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anthony seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown moves into full guard.
Anthony is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anthony preventing the sweep.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown tries to kick Anthony off but Anthony keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Anthony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown wants to control but Anthony is keeping busy.
Anthony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anthony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Anthony not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anthony is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Anthony in his half guard.
Anthony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anthony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anthony scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Anthony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anthony scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anthony is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Anthony eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anthony dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anthony with a poor takedown
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anthony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anthony is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown pushes Anthony off looking to stand but Anthony dives back in and keeps control.
Stephen Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anthony keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Anthony controls the action.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anthony has time to react.
Brown misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Anthony, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Anthony fails to land the takedown.
Anthony fails with the takedown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Logan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Anthony moves away and avoids it.
Anthony manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony stops Brown from standing up.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anthony won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Anthony throws a big right hand that misses.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand but Anthony is controlling the position.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anthony accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anthony is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Anthony throws a big elbow that misses.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony landing with the ground and pound.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anthony clearly takes that round.
That's time! Anthony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Anthony's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Anthony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Anthony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anthony is defended easily by Brown.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
so Anthony counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anthony.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Anthony is working hard here to advance position.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown wants to stand up but Anthony is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Logan Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anthony.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Anthony avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Anthony persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anthony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anthony is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anthony is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Anthony's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anthony has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anthony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anthony in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anthony.
Anthony tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.
Anthony working the head with strikes.
Anthony scoring with punches from side control.
Anthony working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anthony thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anthony had his way with Logan Brown in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Logan Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Anthony shoots in.
Anthony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Anthony is having none of it.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Anthony won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Brown has momentary wrist control but Anthony slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anthony stops Brown from standing up.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Anthony wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Anthony cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony stands up over Brown, holding on to his feet. Anthony throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Brown is out cold! Anthony lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Anthony!
Stephen Anthony retains his heavyweight title!
Stephen Anthony decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes to the cage accompanied by Number of the Bollywood. Greer Leonardson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Epeli Nailatikau's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Greer Leonardson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonardson throws a wild body kick that Nailatikau sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nailatikau, right into the meat.
Leonardson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leonardson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick that knocks Leonardson off balance momentarily.
Nailatikau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Leonardson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nailatikau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nailatikau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nailatikau lands with an overhand left.
Leonardson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nailatikau blocks a leg kick.
Nailatikau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau connects with a solid leg kick.
Nailatikau scoring well with a low kick there.
Nailatikau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leonardson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nailatikau - the referee stops the clock and Leonardson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nailatikau. Leonardson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonardson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau cracks Leonardson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice jab there from Nailatikau.
Leonardson throws a right hand that misses
and Nailatikau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nailatikau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonardson's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Nailatikau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nailatikau. Nailatikau obviously looking to wear him down.
Leonardson throws a head kick but Nailatikau moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonardson misses with a head kick.
Nailatikau blocks a head kick by Leonardson.
Nailatikau tests Leonardson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonardson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nailatikau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leonardson keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonardson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nailatikau moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonardson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leonardson is rocked!
Leonardson wants a takedown but no success here.
Leonardson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nailatikau finish him?
Nailatikau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nailatikau is pressed up against the cage. Leonardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nailatikau down to the mat. Nailatikau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau and Leonardson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Nailatikau throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Leonardson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Nailatikau knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Epeli Nailatikau!
Epeli Nailatikau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goraidh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayila Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong's entrance music is Cuntry Boys and City Girls. A fine choice. The key to victory for Goraidh Armstrong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goraidh Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ayila Obasi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Armstrong.
We've been told by Armstrong's head coaches at Lawson MMA (UK) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Obasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong connects with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Obasi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Obasi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Armstrong as he jumps to the side.
Armstrong lands with a straight right. Obasi didn't see that one coming.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Obasi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ayila Obasi has been cut.
Obasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Goraidh Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayila Obasi.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Obasi avoids nicely.
Obasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obasi closes the distance and clinches up with Armstrong, looking for a takedown. Obasi pushes Armstrong against the cage but Armstrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Obasi dives in and grabs Armstrong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes down on Obasi's head and hops out.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Obasi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obasi's head.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obasi's head backwards.
Obasi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Obasi looks winded!
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong drops Obasi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Armstrong follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goraidh Armstrong!
During a confident post fight interview, Goraidh Armstrong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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